Old dude
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Errr, thats the eicar file. Its been around for ages. I dont think there is any antivirus that doesnt have that in its database.
If your antivirus doesnt pick that up, your probably already infested with something.
What many people dont know, is that the most damaging viruses dont make themselves obvious. Things such as keyloggers will simply send off details to somewhere, and the first thing you know about it is something has been broken into (i.e. email).
Oh, and yes Im 'paying' for NOD (work pays for it, but I would if they didnt). But Im sure anyone here who deals with other peoples computers get the ones who refuse to pay for anything else. Usually the ones that say 'Ive paid to be on the internet, Im not paying extra!' type stuff.
Giving those sort of people the better free antivirus rather than nothing at all is a good start.
Online scanners are not to be trusted. They miss an awesome amount of files they dont have access to due to rights.
If your antivirus doesnt pick that up, your probably already infested with something.
What many people dont know, is that the most damaging viruses dont make themselves obvious. Things such as keyloggers will simply send off details to somewhere, and the first thing you know about it is something has been broken into (i.e. email).
Oh, and yes Im 'paying' for NOD (work pays for it, but I would if they didnt). But Im sure anyone here who deals with other peoples computers get the ones who refuse to pay for anything else. Usually the ones that say 'Ive paid to be on the internet, Im not paying extra!' type stuff.
Giving those sort of people the better free antivirus rather than nothing at all is a good start.
Online scanners are not to be trusted. They miss an awesome amount of files they dont have access to due to rights.























